Grant and Baranski Star in Coward's Hay Fever Revival — SkimNews
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- Hay Fever is running at Wyndham's Theatre, London, in a revival of Noël Coward's comedy, described as one of his "best-known and most-performed works."
- Richard E Grant plays a vain novelist, bringing "shock-haired vigour" to the role of a host blindsided by his boho children's surprise guests.
- Christine Baranski co-stars as a fellow host in what the review frames as a "comedy of clipped social embarrassment."
- The source notes the play "hasn't always been a smash," signaling mixed past reception even as it counts among Coward's most-staged titles.
Why it matters: Wyndham's Theatre is hosting a high-profile pairing of Grant and Baranski in a Coward warhorse, a casting choice that gives one of his most-performed comedies fresh star power; with the review hinting the play has not always been a hit, the revival's success hinges on whether Grant's described vigour can lift a work with an uneven track record.
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